Paul Fudge’s Waratah Thoroughbreds continued to make headlines with high-priced purchases Tuesday at Arqana’s Deauville select yearling sale in France, where two boutique evening sessions ended with encouraging figures.Fudge, who is building a racing and breeding program at Waratah in New South Wales, Australia, picked up his second Deauville session-topper, and the auction’s most expensive horse overall, Tuesday when he paid 1.7 million euros, about $2,448,000, for a Galileo filly. The bay filly is the first foal out of group-placed Sanjida, by Polish Precedent. Sanjida is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Sarafina and to Group 1-placed Sanaya.Haras de la Perelle consigned the session-topper.Early in the session, Fudge also bought a Galileo colt out of Grade 1 Beverly D. winner Royal Highness for 500,000 euros, or $720,000. Ecurie des Monceaux was the consignor. Fudge also bought Monday’s session-topper, a $633,600 Invincible Spirit-Elle Galante colt. The dam is by Galileo.In 2009, Fudge sold his coal seam gas exploration permit to Australia’s Origin Energy for $466 million, and he has been buying at the Thoroughbred market’s top level since. Last year, he was a major purchaser at Keeneland’s November breeding stock sale, where his purchases included $1.2 million Elusive Sparkle, carrying a three-quarter-brother to 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense.Bidding at Deauville was more spirited on Tuesday night than on Monday, and the boutique night sessions ended with 149 yearlings bringing about $31,220,640 for an approximate average of $209,534. The median was about $165,600. The buy-back rate was 29 percent.Arqana reformatted the auction this year, moving it to a later date and expanding its first two sessions to 226 horses over both nights. Last year’s first two sessions offered 176 horses. A larger group was to sell Wednesday and Thursday.